out of season
Not at the right or lawful time for hunting or catching.
The boys were caught fishing out of season.
Not at the usual time for growing and selling.
The corn we get out of season is different from the kind we grow here.
poison-pen
Containing threats or false accusations; written in spite or to get revenge, and usually unsigned.
Mrs. Smith received a poison-pen letter telling her that her husband was untrue.
To get revenge on Mary, Alice wrote a poison-pen letter to the teacher and signed Mary's name to it.
rhyme or reason
without rhyme or reason
A good plan or reason; a reasonable purpose or explanation. Used in negative, interrogative, or conditional sentences.
Don could see no rhyme or reason to the plot of the play.
It seemed to Ruth that her little brother had temper tantrums without rhyme or reason.
see reason
To think or act sensibly, especially after realizing what the facts are on a certain matter and accepting advice about it.
He finally saw reason and reshaped his sales strategy by lowering the prices as his older brother had suggested.
son of a bitch
sunuvabitch
S.O.B.
Fellow, character, guy, individual (avoidable, but becoming more and more acceptable, especially if said with a positive or loving intonation).
Negatively:
Negatively:
Get out of here you filthy, miserable sunuvabitch!
Positively:
So you won ten million dollars at the lottery, you lucky son of a bitch (or sunuvabitch)!
son of a gun
A bad person; a person not liked.
I don't like Charley; keep that son of a gun out of here.
Julie's ex-husband was such a mean son of a gun, it's no wonder she divorced him.
A mischievous rascal; a lively guy. Often used in a joking way.
The farmer said he would catch the son of a gun who let the cows out of the barn.
Hello Bill, you old son of a gun!
The test today was a son of a gun.
Son of a gun! I lost my car keys.
Something troublesome; a hard job. Used as an exclamation, usually to show surprise or disappointment.
My car broke down, and I can't figure out how to fix the son of a gun!
song and dance
Foolish or uninteresting talk; dull nonsense. Usually used with give.
I met Nancy today and she gave me a long song and dance about her family.
A long lie or excuse, often meant to get pity. Usually used with give.
Billy gave the teacher a song and dance about his mother being sick as an excuse for being late.
The tramp asked us for money and tried to give us a big song and dance about having to buy a bus ticket to Chicago.
sonic boom
A loud noise and vibration in the air, made when a jet plane passes the speed of sound (1087 feet per second).
Fast jet planes sometimes cause a sonic boom, which can break windows and crack the plaster in houses below them.
We thought there was an explosion or earthquake, but it was only a sonic boom that shook the house.